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Retail Asia01/03/2021
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Electronics

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Microsoft’s Surface Duo, the company’s dual-screen Android phone, was something of a disappointment when it was released last September 10th. Powered by a one-generation old (at the time of launch) Snapdragon 855, the device also was not 5G enabled. It runs on Android 10 although a long-awaited update to Android 11 should finally be disseminated by […]
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Retail Asia26/02/2019
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Telecom

New Zealand bans Huawei from 5G mobile network

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From offering mobile payment services such as WePay and Alipay to hiring front-desk staff proficient in Mandarin, the New Zealand Chinese Travel and Tourism Association was not short of advice for Kiwi tourism operators on how to benefit from an influx of mainland Chinese visitors to New Zealand this year. “Chinese tourists enjoy spontaneous travel […]
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Retail Asia30/01/2019
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Telecom

KT CEO talks 5G at World Economic Forum

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The head of KT, the country’s leading telecommunications provider, outlined the importance of 5G networks in driving innovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week. KT CEO Hwang Chang-gyu was invited to a meeting of the International Business Council, a community of 100 select highly influential executives around the globe, which was […]
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Retail Asia25/01/2019
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Telecom

Viettel gets one-year 5G trial license

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Vietnam’s largest telecommunications company Viettel has received a license to trial its 5G services. The trial is licensed for a period of one year until January 21 next year. Viettel is the first company in Vietnam to receive this license. The military-owned company is allowed to trial the sevices in Hanoi and HCMC at not more […]
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Retail Asia18/01/2019
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Telecom

Vietnam wants to excel in IT, telecom

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Vietnam, which is in a lowly 108th place in the International Telecommunication Union’s ICT Development Index, wants to improve its status. Speaking at a Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) conference Tuesday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized the need for the country to improve its ranking in ICT, one of country’s strengths alongside agriculture […]
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Retail Asia10/01/2019
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Telecom

Korea’s KT 5G bus hits the road

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Are you curious about all the hype over 5G? A ride on a 5G-powered bus may answer some questions. Mobile carrier KT announced Tuesday that people can sign up for free rides on its 5G bus. The bus will be connected to its ultra-fast 5G wireless network and will demonstrate devices that can be used to […]
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Retail Asia28/12/2018
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Living

Bullet train to connect Hanoi with HCMC in five hours

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Vietnam’s bullet train will cut travel time between Hanoi and Saigon to five hours from the current 24. The railway project management board has submitted a pre-feasibility study to the Ministry of Transport, which quotes transport consultants’ estimate that if the train travels at 320 km/h, its running time would be from 5 hours 17 […]
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Retail Asia13/12/2018
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Telecom

Huawei’s woes in U.S. give pause to Korea, too

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The arrest of Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada has triggered alarms in the Korean telecommunications industry, especially after LG U+ moved onto a fifth-generation (5G) network this month that uses Huawei network devices. The Chinese telecommunications giant has maintained a sizeable influence since it first entered the Korean market in 2002. While […]
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Retail Asia10/12/2018
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Telecom

Vietnamese network providers ready for 5G rollout

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Vietnamese telecom firms are seeking a head start in the 5G race as the country becomes an early adopter of the technology. State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) recently signed a deal with Finnish telecom firm Nokia to develop 5G solutions and technology for the Internet of Things. The three-year deal is worth $15 […]
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Retail Asia05/12/2018
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Telecom

Factories, tractors and robots benefit from 5G in Korea

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All three of Korea’s mobile carriers launched their 5G networks on Saturday, the first day of December, officially kicking off an era of the high-speed network. SK Telecom started transmissions from its Bundang network management center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi; KT from its Gwacheon network control center in Gyeonggi; and LG U+ from Magok Science Park […]
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Retail Asia16/12/2016
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Research

Global average connection speed grows 2.3% in Q3

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The global average connection speed increased 2.3% sequentially and 21% year on year to 6.3 Mbps in the third quarter of 2016, Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report shows. South Korea maintained its lead with the highest average connection speed at 26.3 Mbps in the third quarter, but this was down from 27Mbps in […]
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Retail Asia01/09/2016
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Logistics

DHL Introduces Multimodel Mongolian Connection

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DHL Global Forwarding has launched road and multimodal freight services linking Mongolia to Europe and the US. The new road connection to continental Europe has a transit time of less than 20 days and passes through Russia and Belarus. It supports different business sizes by offering both full truck load and less-than-truck load options. “Mongolia’s […]
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Retail Asia31/08/2016
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Research

5G connections tipped to reach 690m by 2025

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There will be around 690 million 5G connections by 2025, five years after the standard is expected to be approved, Strategy Analytics predicts. The research firm expects 5G to account for 7% of mobile connections by this time, driven by early adopters in the US, South Korea and Japan. China has also laid out a […]
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Retail Asia29/01/2016
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General

Direct flights between Indonesia, India likely this year

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Direct flights between India and Indonesia are likely to begin this year to facilitate tourism, Indonesian ambassador Rizali W. Indrakesuma said on Wednesday.”The Indian government has already given permission; it is a matter of how Indonesia responds. We are hoping that direct flights between the two countries begin by this year or by next year […]
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